The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 179
After thinking about it again and again, Cao Cao was reluctant to give up Fancheng. This was in exchange for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. If he gave up this time, he didn't know how much he would have to pay if he came back next time.

Although it is necessary to send troops to defend Fancheng, it will cost a lot of food and grass, but it is better than dying tens of thousands of soldiers.This Southern Expedition started with the attack on Rang City, and seven to eighty thousand people have died so far, which is already very debilitating.

Cao Cao left Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, and Cheng Yu to guard Fancheng, and led his army back to Xudu.There are [-] infantry and [-] cavalry left in Fancheng. These troops are enough. If Zhang Wu dares to go ashore and attack the city, he will be able to hold on until the reinforcements from Wancheng arrive. Painful lesson.

Cao Cao strictly ordered Xiahoudun and Xu Huang to only defend the city, not to attack at will, let alone challenge Zhang Wu.In this way, no matter how powerful you Zhang Wu is, you don’t dare to rush into the army alone. My two thousand cavalry can consume enough energy to kill you.Now Cao Cao is not afraid of losing the battle, but he is afraid that his generals will be captured by Zhang Wu again.

In this way, with the bridgehead of Fancheng keeping an eye on Xiangyang at all times, Cao Cao can get news from Jingzhou in time. The terrain between Fancheng and Wancheng is flat, which is suitable for cavalry operations and can ensure the safety of food roads. Zhang Wu dare not come to rob food At most, he will be harassed along the line of Yushui, and just ignore him.

The purpose of staying Cheng Yu in Fancheng was to inquire about Cao Ren and Yu Jin, and then find a way to redeem them.

Standing on the wall of Fancheng, Cao Cao took a last look at Xiangyang on the other side, and said silently in his heart, I will come back!In autumn and winter, when the north wind blows, I will take the army again, board the iron chain ship invented by Zhang Wu, cross the Han River with ease, and arrive at Xiangyang.

I don't know how Zhang Wu will feel when he used the iron lock invented by Zhang Wu to cross the river, and then used the catapult he invented to attack his Xiangyang City!
Zhang Wu was in a very good mood at this time, not only because the war had come to an end for the time being, he could stay at home with his wife and wait for the birth of his first child, but also because he not only repelled the Cao army and turned Jingzhou into peace, but also captured the Cao army general Cao Renhe Yu Jin can ask Boss Cao for some treasures again.

Zhang Wu's wife Ma Shi has been pregnant for more than six months since the beginning of winter last year. During this period of time, because of Cao Cao's soldiers, she is also very worried about Zhang Wu.Now that he heard that Cao Cao had retreated and his husband had won the battle, he immediately felt relieved.

When Zhang Wu returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Mrs. Ma was strolling in the mansion, and Ma Di was talking with him.Zhang Wu knew that giving birth to a woman in this era would be a catastrophe, so according to some experiences he heard in his previous life, he asked Ma to be active, but not too tired.

Seeing Zhang Wu's return, Ma Di immediately said joyfully, "Brother-in-law is back!"

Mrs. Ma also said happily: "The husband is back, the husband has worked hard!"

Zhang Wu stepped forward to hold Mrs. Ma's hand, and said with concern, "I'm back, so Madam is worried." Then he said to Ma Su, "Youchang, how is your study recently? Talk to your long history, Mr. Pang Junshi, and Mr. Xu Junshi." How did you learn?"

Ma Di was smart since he was a child. Zhang Wu specially arranged for him to learn to deal with political affairs and military Chinese documents with Ni Heng, and to learn how to use soldiers and strategies with Pang Tong in order to train him.With Ma Di's aptitude, as long as he is well cultivated and allowed to practice more, his future achievements will not be inferior to those of Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, etc., at least not inferior to his brother Ma Liang.

In the original book, Zhuge Liang once trained Ma Di as his successor. This was because Ma Di belonged to the Jingxiang faction with him, and Ma Di always regarded Zhuge Liang as his own brother, and because Ma Di was indeed talented.When Zhuge Liang quelled the chaos in Nanzhong, Ma Di suggested that attacking the heart should be the top priority and attacking the city should be the bottom. Zhuge Liang adopted Ma Di's suggestion and captured Meng Huo seven times, making the Nanzhong people sincerely submit.

Later, in order to make Ma Di make military contributions, Zhuge Liang appointed him as the vanguard to lead the generals, but was defeated by Zhang Yun and lost Jieting.After Ma Di was defeated, Xiang Lang took great risks to protect Ma Di, because Xiang Lang not only had a very good relationship with the Ma brothers, but also knew that if Ma Di died, no one from the Jingxiang faction would be able to take over Zhuge Liang's squad. Then the Jingxiang faction will stand aside in the Shuhan regime.

Sure enough, after Ma Su's death, Zhuge Liang chose Jiang Wei as his successor, but Jiang Wei was not a member of the Jingxiang faction, and he did not receive all of Zhuge Liang's political heritage, but only the command of the army. Political power was still lost to Jiang Wan, Yang Yi, etc. It is controlled by others, so Jiang Wei is also subject to many constraints, and cannot hold absolute power like Zhuge Liang.

Factions exist at any time, people are naturally looking for allies, and then form various factions based on geographical, teacher-friend and other relationships.

So Zhang Wu has always paid great attention to this point. Since it is unavoidable, let it exist reasonably so that the balance between the various factions can be maintained.

Zhang Wu started his family in Jingzhou, and his wife is also from Jingzhou, so it is inevitable to employ a large number of talents from Jingzhou, so for the time being, the Jingxiang faction has the most people.But Mi Heng, who ranks first among civil officials, is from Qingzhou, Gan Ning, who ranks first among generals, is from Bashu, and Xu Shu, one of the two great military advisers, is from Yingchuan.

Therefore, although there is no other faction that can compete with the Jingxiang faction for the time being, the Jingxiang faction does not occupy a dominant position, and Zhang Wu's prestige can still suppress it.When Zhang Wu expands his territory in the future, new factions will come out to check and balance the Jingxiang faction.

For example, if Zhang Wu captured Yizhou, there would be the Xichuan faction, and if Zhang Wu captured Jiangdong again, there would be the Jiangdong faction.

Ma Di admired Zhang Wu very much. This time he defeated the prime minister Cao Cao and repelled Sun Quan, Jingzhou's feud. It can be said that all Jingzhou people felt proud.Now many people are discussing, the governor is so powerful, is it really the reincarnation of the Overlord of Western Chu?
"Brother-in-law, all three teachers praised me for learning quickly. Brother Shi Yuan and Brother Yuan Zhi are both very kind to me. But you, Chang Shi, are harsher on me and often scold me!" Ma Su said.His status in Jingzhou is not low now. Everyone in Jingzhou knows that Zhang Wu loves his wife Ma Wei very much. Ma Di is Ma Wei's most beloved brother. And because of the marriage with Zhang Wu, the Ma family's status in Jingzhou is no less than The Pang family and the Huang family are separated, and Ma Di's four brothers all hold important positions.

"Only a strict teacher can produce a good disciple. Your Changshi is strict with you, which is good for you. You can't be dissatisfied. As for scolding you often, it's much better than before. He even scolded me before!"

Mrs. Ma also knew that Zhang Wu was training his younger brother, so he said: "Youchang, your brother-in-law is right, you must study hard from the three teachers, and you must not let down your brother-in-law's painstaking efforts. Husband, you are right about your brother-in-law. Don't be too spoiled!"

"Haha, okay, I see. You Chang, you go back first. I will test you when I have time some other day. If I am not satisfied, I will punish you to go to the military camp for training!" Zhang Wu said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)